Best all around road tire, in my opinion!
First time using this item in my road bike. 25mm in front and 27mm on the back. And they are very comfy. Durable. Great Grip. And love the different color on the sides!!! They look great!!
I'm only giving this tire 4 stars because they were a bear to mount on my daughter's Mavic Cosmic wheels. Just for reference we bought the 25s. I'm not sure if the larger 28s would be any easier but I kind of doubt it. She's good at changing flats (especially for a 14 year old) on the road but if she does gets one either I'll have to come change it or she'll need help from someone fairly strong.
After struggling for a bit and almost breaking my tire spoon I ended up attempting to prestretch them by pulling as hard a I could with my feet and hands for about 10 minutes. Only then could I mount them with a tire spoon. Usually I can get other non-tubeless tires mounted by hand.
She's got about 200 miles on them so far and enjoys the ride quality and grip.
With any luck these will last the spring and summer CRIT season.
First a reminder: With wide rims the norm, conti resized the GP5k to be the width it now appears on ON THE RIM. So your GP5k in 28 is the width of your old GP4K in 25 when it's mounted. Second, there is a bit less tread there- something like .2mm. So obviously the tire is really no lighter than the 4K in the same ACTUAL size. Still, I went ahead and replaced one of my GP4ks in 25 with a 5k in 25. I've ridden it through some pretty bad debris-on-highway-shoulders so far and durability has been great. I'm impressed by anyone getting over 2000 miles out of any tire. I don't try. The 4K would always flatten (wear down) at the top of the tread well before the wear indicator got anywhere near replacement depth and that's when I have problems so I replace early. I thought I'd give up some cornering prowess with the smaller size but didn't notice that either. Race last weekend revealed this to be a fast predictable tire, just like the 4K. No complaints, I'm buying more.
I still use tube type tires and run TPU tubes and the conti gp 5000 pair very well and are easy to mount with the tpu tubes. They last about 1500 miles before needing the rear tire replaced. I run 700x32 and take them on some gravel roads and so far they do ok on lighter gravel.
These are great tires - the right mix of suppleness and durability. They are designed for racing though so they are not going to last as log as a training tire. Also the tan sidewall look amazing.
I have changed both my wheels for these Continental Grand Prix and I'm very confident riding on them!
Secure feel on fast corners at lower pressure. Comfortable, quiet. Durability (so far) seems great.
Really wanted to be able to use these as have had excellent results with Conti over the years but the extreme difficulty at home in mounting these to new DT Swiss 1800 tubeless ready rims made this impossible so returned the tires. Used all the tricks on youtube to ease mounting to no avail. This is clearly rim dependent so YMMV.
Always used the Continental GP tires. Easy to install and remove from rims. Long lasting and grip well in wet and dry.
Like the high tpi. Seems to be faster than the Vittoria it replaced. Smooth ride as well.
Continental tires get me to where I want to go!!!
Rolls fast. The brown sidewalls are a perfect compliment to the look of my road bike.
The best if you still use tubes. Last forever, very few flats, and fast.
Always used the Continental GP tires. Easy to install and remove from rims. Long lasting and grip well in wet and dry.
I trust GP5000's to keep me on the road and riding fast.
I had been searching for a tire that would not get punctures when I rode vaguely near some piece of detritus with an edge or a point. I had tried other highly rated tires but with no success. The Continental Grand Prix 4K & now 5K do the trick. I imagine they are heavier than some but I can live with that. They are a bit pricey, but since I have to replace them less often, I'm probably not actually spending more. I certainly get a lot fewer flats which makes riding far more fun. As long as Continental keeps up the quality, I'll keep buying them.
Like many, I used the 4000s II for years and loved them. This newer version has less tread thickness and costs more. I bought them based on my experience with the previous model, but cannot recommend them due to changes in manufacturing and the price. There are more 700C sizes available in this model and the graphics are smaller and more appealing to me. It is still a good tire but Continental has not advanced the model technologically as much as the introduction of Black Chili compound did years ago.
I have been using the Continental tires for a number of years now, and love them. They are long lasting and for the most part are fairly puncture resistant. I have a hard time even looking at other brands because I know these will last for a good amount of time.
The go to! Still the one to beat.
